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Live blog: Muharrem İnce’s #Maltepe /İstanbul rally #TurkeyElections
#Seçim2018 | Muharrem İnce'nin #Maltepe mitingi öncesi çarşıda "Faşizme karşı omuz omuza" sloganı atan HDP ve EMEP'lilere CHP'liler alkışlarla destek oldu.via/@Mahmut_Hamsici pic.twitter.com/V049npD9Gq — dokuz8HABER (@dokuz8haber) June 23, 2018 Yağmur yağıyor... Read more
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As imprisoned Demirtaş’s candidacy speech at TRT becomes a Youtube Trend, several viral videos from the opposition hit social media… #TurkeyElections
This is Demirtaş’ speech: Selahattin Demirtas: The presidential candidate campaigning from prison BBC News | Europe | World Edition Selahattin Demirtas is Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition candidate. He’s been held... Read more
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Turkey sinks to 157th out of 180 countries in RSF Press Freedom ranking as more convictions in the Cumhuriyet trial…
Turkish Court Convicts 13 From Newspaper on Terrorism Charges NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL The defendants, sentenced to two to seven years in prison, remain free pending their appeals, but... Read more
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Heart breaking: Turkish teacher Ayşe Çelik to be in prison with her 6-month-old daughter.
Aysa Celik, a teacher from the Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, & her 6month old baby begin their 15month jail sentence. Their crime: During a live TV show, Celik called in... Read more
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Turkey in another election under State of emergency [as extended for the 7th time] #TurkeyElections
Erdogan, Seeking to Solidify Power in Turkey, Calls for Early Elections NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey called for voting on June 24, 18 months... Read more
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This weekend witnessed “Turkish celebrities visit Hatay in support of Afrin operation….
Turkish celebrities visit Hatay in support of Afrin operation Hurriyet Daily News Turkish celebrities on April 1 visited a province bordering Syria to meet and support soldiers taking part in Turkey’s... Read more
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Istanbul had a nice women’s rights march last night… EFD Rights Watch…
✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/940Q5E3o1r — Çirkin İstanbul (@CirkinIstanbul) 8 Mart 2018 Portraits from Feminist Night Watch Bianet :: English İstiklal Street witnessed one of the most crowded rallies in recent years... Read more
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Somethings tense again. “Security Alert – U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Turkey…
Security Alert – U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Turkey | U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Turkey tr.usembassy.gov – U.S. Mission Turkey – Mar 4, 11:36 AM Location: U.S. Embassy Ankara, Kavaklidere district,... Read more
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Former PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim arrested and then Released by Czechs… FP roundup…
Czechs Release Top Kurdish Official Despite Turkish Extradition Request NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Salih Muslim was arrested after attending a security conference in Prague sponsored by countries including the... Read more
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ICG Report: “Resentment rising against Syrian refugees in Turkey’s urban centers…
Resentment rising against Syrian refugees in Turkey’s urban centers: International Crisis Group report Hurriyet Daily News Resentment against Syrians living in Turkey is rising, particularly in the country’s urban centers where... Read more
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#Afrin related roundup: “474 detained last week in Turkey for ‘promoting PYD/PKK on social media’…
In 2014 Salih Müslim was invited to Turkey officially… Red-listed former PYD co-leader Salih Muslim to hold presser in Brussels Former Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-chair Salih Muslim, who... Read more
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Foreign policy roundup: “Netherlands withdraws its ambassador from Turkey after negotiations with Ankara fail…
Netherlands withdraws its ambassador from Turkey after negotiations with Ankara fail The Netherlands and Turkey have suspended negotiations for the normalization of bilateral relations, with the former officially announcing the withdrawal... Read more
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#Afrin operation roundup: “Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed…
Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Syrian rebels in the northern city of Afrin also destroyed at least one... Read more
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At least 150 detained due to social media posts criticizing #Afrin operation… [EFD Rights Watch]
News in Turkish here. Same news says 11 of them are already arrested. ************** Activist Detained in Turkey for Tweets Human Rights Watch – Jan 22, 10:00 AM The Turkish government’s... Read more
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Day 4 in the #Afrin operation. A roundup…
Ottoman military band performs at Turkey-Syria border An Ottoman-style military band performed in the border province of Hatay as a show of support for troops taking part in Turkey’s Olive Branch... Read more
